Hewitt-Trussville hasn't beaten Hoover since 1997, although the team have played just six times in the last 20 years.

Pinson Valley has won three straight over rival Clay-Chalkville after the Cougars won the first 10 games in the series.

Will those two streaks continue in metro Birmingham's two biggest games of Week 4 of Alabama's 2018 high school football season?

Here's picks for those two games, eight more of the top games in the Birmingham area, complete with a little analysis, and a look at other games on this week's schedule (all games are Friday at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted):